Mechanical Engineering

Lathe operator

Gross salary in Australia is

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80% of people earn:

34K - 73K AUD

10% earn less lthan 34K AUD

10% earns more than 73K AUD

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Salaries in the survey are expressed in gross.

Based on the Paylab.com salary survey, 80% of people on the Lathe operator position in the Australia earn between 33,588 AUD and 73,320 AUD annually gross.

10% of employees earn less than 33,588 AUD and 10% of people earn more than 73,320 AUD.

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Description of job position

Reading drawings.
Setting up lathes.
Processing of semifinished lathe products with an emphasis on maintaining of the desired shape, dimensions and tolerances.
Simple surface finish treatment of semifinished products.
Carrying out simple repairs and maintenance of machinery and equipment.

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Position Lathe operator - Mechanical Engineering in the labour market

In the salary ranking,
the job position takes

621. place

Women representation in position

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Average age of respondent by position

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812. place

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622. place

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621. place

Lathe operator

Mechanical Engineering

33,588 - 73,320 AUD

620. place

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1. place

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